Hoffnungsfelder Mennonite Church (Glenbush, Saskatchewan, Canada)
Box 7, Glenbush, SK, S0M 0Z0. (306) 342-4325. Located NE 21-49-14 West 3rd. Pastor Don Unger served in 2002 as a congregational leader. In 1965 there were 102 members; in 1975, 52; in 1985, 61; in 1995, 47; in 2000, 46. The congregation has been affiliated with Mennonite Church Saskatchewan, Conference of Mennonites in Canada / Mennonite Church Canada and General Conference Mennonite Church (1934-1999). The language of worship is English; the transition from German occurred in the 1960s.
The congregation began services in 1926, and formally organized in 1934. The first building was occupied in 1937, with a subsequent building program in 1975. The congregation originated through immigration from the Soviet Union.
The congregation was part of Hoffnungsfelder church group. The membership figure given for 1965 represents the total for the Hoffnungsfelder group.
Bibliography
Mennonite Reporter (4 August 1975): 10.
CMC Nexus (November 1996): 4-5.
Barwald, Greg. "A Congregational History of Hoffnungsfelder Mennonite Church, Glenbush, Saskatchewan." Research paper, Canadian Mennonite Bible College, 1978, 22 pp. Mennonite Heritage Centre.
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